I used to imagine a governess as someone who skipped about, guitar-in-hand, singing songs about raindrops-on-roses and whiskers-on-kittens.
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The Second Time Around
Reading Austen’s eponymous Emma for the second time around is a vastly different experience than the first.
Glitches and Stitches
Utilizing the G+ hangout for virtual book club discussions has been proving both technically difficult with the glitches and completely wonderful with the laughter causing stitches in my sides.
To Emma Sans Love
As you are aware, the celebration of Valentine’s Day provides an opportunity for expressing our mutual profusions of affection and desire.
Valentine’s Day Card to Mr. Robert Martin
Upon reading Mr. Robert Martin’s letter again some few months later, and having given it a great deal of thought, Harriet Smith felt it only natural to secretly send him a letter on Valentine’s Day.
Family Values and Society
John and Isabella Knightley enjoy the company of each other, their children, and their family before they prefer the company of anyone else.
Emma and the Green-Eyed Monster
Up until this moment, Emma has been the social butterfly; talkative and all aglow.
Here’s to a Well-Ordered World
Secluded in a Jane Austen novel, protected by the structures of plot and story–this is the well-ordered world I dream up.
He That Sighs and Offers Fine Words to Emma
I never in my life saw a man more intent on being agreeable than Mr. Elton.
The Word of the Day is Valetudinarian
One of the things I love about Jane Austen’s work is her vocabulary.
Emma; Work-in-Progress
“Emma has been meaning to read more ever since she was twelve years old.” That’s what Mr. Knightley tells us during his conversation with Mrs. Weston. The fact is, Emma is unable to finish a project.
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